Well‐Being and Sustainable Development
A Systematic Review and Avenues for Future Research
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Well‐being transcends the complex and often competing sustainability dimensions. As such, a population's well‐being serves as a bellwether for sustainable development and is an important consideration of development progress. Since the 2015 launch of the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs), well‐being‐focused research has expanded significantly. Sustainable Development is among the few journals consistently contributing to this field. A timely overview of maturing well‐being‐SDG research progresses this contribution, warranting a systematic quantitative literature review (SQLR). The review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) approach. Applying predefined exclusion–inclusion criteria, 50 relevant well‐being development goal‐focused articles were reviewed. A detailed analysis revealed the current state of knowledge, key research themes, methods, trends, and leading contributors. The synthesis of prior studies also identified research gaps and future directions to better support the sustainable development agenda. Finally, the review underscores the central role of promoting long‐term sustainability and human well‐being
Key (lock · Research development · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Systematic review · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability · Urban Green Space and Health
Wellbeing in Developing Countries
Sample Selection in Systematic Literature Reviews of Management Research
Past results and future directions in urban community gardens research
Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015
Happiness
The Satisfaction With Life Scale and the emerging construct of life satisfaction
Interrater reliability
A Decade of Human Development
Methodologies and Perspectives in Research on Labour Relations in Global Agricultural Production Networks
Investment Strategy and Selection Bias
Determinants of 21st-Century Skills and 21st-Century Digital Skills for Workers
Education for Sustainable Development and Meaningfulness
Modelling and measuring sustainable wellbeing in connection with the UN Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals viewed through Gross National Happiness, Ubuntu, and Buen Vivir
Which Way Forward in Measuring the Quality of Life? A Critical Analysis of Sustainability and Well-Being Indicator Sets
From the Millennium Development Goals to the Sustainable Development Goals
Assessing city sustainable development—Residents' quality of life from the perspective of sustainable development goals and spatiotemporal evolution
Toward better measurement of sustainable development and wellbeing
Toward achieving sustainable development goal 3
Public support for sustainable development and environmental policy
Evaluation of sustainable happiness with Sustainable Development Goals
Equitable and sustainable well‐being indicators
Sustainability Through Happiness
The benefits of publishing systematic quantitative literature reviews for PhD candidates and other early-career researchers
Reorienting the Sustainable Development Goals
Developing a National Index of Subjective Wellbeing
Quality of Life in the European Union
Happy Sustainability
Sustainable development goals and quality of life targets
Measuring Sustainable Development by Non-aggregative Approach
Methodological PLS-PM Framework for SDGs System
Television, Sustainability and Subjective Wellbeing in Peru
Subjective Well-Being Approach to the Valuation of International Development
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |